On another, it plays out the most dysfunctional family relationship of all ... But given the scale of the environmental crisis, it’s slim pickings ... As David Wallace-Wells put it in Slate, “In the many zombie apocalypses of this era of ecological anxiety, the zombies are invariably rendered as an alien force, not an endemic one....

Regulators don't require all airliners to purchase the additional options, but now in the wake of the crash Boeing has said it will make the safety features part of their standard package to fix the hundreds of planes that are now grounded around the world ... Boeing charges for them because it can....

It also comes as celebrities and even world leaders on the run have chosen Dubai as a safe haven ...It is also unclear what is meant by “royal family.” The UAE’s seven emirates are overseen by hereditary rulers who hold absolute power ... Yet it also has drawn world leaders seeking to escape their own countries....

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan security forces detained a key aide to opposition leader Juan Guaido in a raid on his home early Thursday, an opposition lawmaker said. Lawyer RobertoMarrero was taken by intelligence agents in the overnight operation in Caracas, said lawmaker Sergio Vergara, whose nearby residence was also searched ...The U.S ... ....

"And, if there's any additional terrorist attack without Pakistan having made a sustained, sincere effort against these groups, it would be extremely problematic for Pakistan and it would cause re-escalation of tensions, which is dangerous for both countries," the official said ... "It's early to make a full assessment," the official said....

SAN FRANCISCO&nbsp;(AP) - Facebook said Thursday that it stored millions of its users' passwords in plain text for years ... Facebook said there is no evidence its employees abused access to this data ... Facebook said it discovered the problem in January....

"I firmly believe it is primarily due to the anti-Muslim prejudice being stoked up by right-wing politicians," he said while calling on police to increase their patrols around places of worship ... I want to reassure people that West Midlands Police is doing all it can to bring the perpetrators to justice."....

London (CNN)Facebook acknowledges its systems failed to catch the livestream video of the New Zealand mosque attack, shedding new light on how the company became aware of the video ... Facebook said when the video was live, fewer than 200 people watched it. The video was later viewed 4,000 times before Facebook took it down....

Researchers estimate China has 30 to 40 million “missing women” who would be alive today if it were not for the preference for boys aggravated by the country’s “one-child policy” ... However, it found raising the birth rate could be tricky – with the number of Chinese women between ......

Legally speaking, it’s 18 ... ‘It’s a much more nuanced transition that takes place over three decades ... ‘I guess systems like the education system, the health system and the legal system make it convenient for themselves by having definitions ... It’s a continuous process rather than having a clear, obvious end point that applies to everyone....

House Oversight and Reform Committee chairman Rep ... 19 meeting between Rep ... “These communications raise questions about whether these officials complied with the Presidential Records Act and whether the White House identified this personal email use during its internal review and took steps to address it,” Cummings's letter said....

we can discuss and agree an extension if it is a technical extension in the case of a ‘yes’ vote. In the case of a 'no' vote, it will guide everybody to a no-deal, for sure,” Mr Macron said ... Subscribe now ... ....